The accused faced a judge-alone trial on historical sexual offence allegations involving a complainant who was a child at the time of the alleged incidents.
Applying the W. (D.) framework, the court accepted the accused's denial evidence and found that, in any event, the complainant's testimony contained significant inconsistencies, improbabilities, and reliability concerns, with related supporting evidence also not accepted in material respects.
The court held that the Crown had not proved guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
The accused was acquitted on all counts.
